Irbis Ishbara Yabgu Qaghan (full title: Yǐpíshābōluóyèhùkĕhàn 乙毗沙钵罗叶护可汗, personal name: Ashina Baobu 阿史那薄布) - was a Qaghan of
Nushibi
Nushibi (Nu-shibi, ; Middle Chinese: *''nuoXɕiɪt̚piɪt̚'') was a Chinese collective name for five tribes of the right (western) wingYu. Zuev, ''"The Strongest tribe - Izgil"''//Historical And Cultural Relations Between Iran And Dasht-i Kipc ...
faction in
Western Turkic Khaganate
The Western Turkic Khaganate () or Onoq Khaganate () was a Turkic khaganate in Eurasia, formed as a result of the wars in the beginning of the 7th century (593–603 CE) after the split of the First Turkic Khaganate (founded in the 6th century o ...
.
Reign
He was a son of Genna Shad (伽那设), thus a nephew of
El Kulug Shad.
However, according to some sources he was a son of
Ashina Tong.
[Old Tang Book - Turk Biographies 《旧唐书·突厥传》] He was acknowledged as khagan by
Taizong. Khagan sent governors to the
Tarim Basin
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,
Tashkent
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,
Samarkand
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and
Bactria
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to assert rule.
However, he was soon killed by men following orders of
Yukuk Shad
Yukuk Shad (r. 638–642, died 653) reigned in the final days of the Western Turkic Khaganate. His name ''Yukuk'' means "owl", according to Gumilyov, or means "venerable", according to Gabain. His full title was 乙毗咄陆可汗 or Yipi Duolu K ...
in 641.
References
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7th-century monarchs in Asia
Ashina house of the Turkic Empire
Göktürk khagans